navel gazing

[Ivo]

Would you tell me whether I am right wit my interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?

Asselborn also expressed the fear that any move to rewrite the treaty would bring with it the "risk that we will be plunged back into months and years of navel-gazing" after the "decade" of angst leading up to Lisbon.

navel gazing = prolonged meditation, long self analysis, useless or excessive self-contemplation

Thanks for your efforts.

[Alan]

Hi,

Yes. Remember 'with my interpretation'. Even better would be 'about my interpretation'.

Alan
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[Thredder]

Not to be confused with "naval gazing" which is an obsession with military ships....